K,-m An Old Settler's Story. COMING TO DICKINSON COUNTY IK 1855, AND STAYING BY IT EVER SINCE. GEORGE W. FREEMAN. I strPfk my tent on Chapman creek, ne-qu.iier of a mile from where I now live, on the 15th day of August, 1855. no sign of any other white man on the creek, the country wild and desolate. I lived in my tent until cold weather. I got me a log cabin built as the cold beasts and insects and Indians that vis ited me. The weather we have just passed through was the coldest for ten years. Abilene Reflector, January, 1885. What We are Like. Emigrants to Kansas can inform themselves from the following what manner of men they will find occupying the soil of this state. It is from the pen j of Prof. John A. Bronson, in the Amer ican Agriculturist for April : "What a very great change has been brought about on the farms of Kansas in fifteen MT. ST. JOSEPH'S COLLEGE. weather set in. There was no lumber to be had at any price. The winter was very cold; nothing to get to sustain life ...

Y X Brumm & Volkman. TITE XEW AND nANDS03IELY APPOINT ED GBOCEUY AXD QUEEXSWARE HOUSE AT TnE CORNER OF BUCKEYE AVENUE AXD THIRD STREET. On March 7th, of the present year Brumm & Volkman opened their doors to the public, in the large and well .. lighted store on the corner of Buck- Men in the east who are crowded and eye Avenue and Third sheet, in the wearily toiling, from sun to sun, in all Kirby block. Upon entering one is kinds of weather, often in an abortive struck with the air of neatness which attempt to make a living for themselves pervades the establishment. On count- and families on small and sterile farms, ers and shelves, and in the spacious or in cities where the spirit of enter show windows, are displayed the prise and the life of business have de- RESIDENCE OF F. L. PARKER, West Tmrd Street. finest of family groceries. In this de- Parted, can find homes and abundance partment they take the lead in vari- in Kansas, almost without money and ety, the stock includi...

Vll Hodge Brothers. PROPRIETORS OF THE GENERAL HAED "WARE AND AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT ESTABLISH MENT ON BUCKEYE AVENUE. In 1875 Charles A. Hodge and Her bert J. Hodge associated themselves to gether in business in the frame build ing on Buckeye Avenue, just opposite Second street, and which was recently destroyed by fire. They started with a mere handful of goods. Their business, general hardware and agricultural im plements, steadily increased until their quarters became too small, accordingly in 1886 the elegant block which they at present occupy was built by them, into which they removed in September last. The building is a two story one, and has a frontage of 48 feet, and is 100 feet deep. Two large store rooms, which occupy the entire ground floor, are used by the firm, and are connected by large archways, with sliding doors in both the front and rear. The north room is used for shelf hardware, stoves, etc., the handsome and spacious office being located in the rear. In the sout...

V ) ( 1 1 ABILENE BBFLECTOfl UBLISHEi5 BT THE OLD WIFE'S TALE. A terrible wind, sir! Through the rale And down the road it sweeps, Hurrying fast, and whirling past With the maddest bounds and leaps; It strips the crown of the hill of snow And gathers the spoil in heaps. And it blows, blows, and goes, goes, Till the flesh on the body creeps. When the storm outside is doing its worst, You'd best in shelter stay, And while a tight roof covers your head Remain there while you may; But, if you'll not, when John comes home He'll show you on your way, For every road around to him Is clear by night or day. 0 yes, sir 1 John's my only boy, Though really not my son; And if I be no mother his, A mother t has none; But he is near and dear to me. As though I had been one. Not twenty years since first he came Their changing course have run. A stormy night lfkc this, when I The Are sit bending o'er, There camp a fierce and sudden rap tJpon our Cottage door; But I scarce heeded it at first Amid the...

ABILENE BEFLECT01 PUBLISHED BY IL,. EC. LITTS & CO. CUBBENT COMMENT. Fiutz, the Crown Prince of Germany, is no longer thcPrinccof a school girl's imagination. Fritz is fifty-six and the old Emperor may outlive him'ct. Considerable benefit, if not cure, continues to be reported by the use of sulphuric acid gas as an injection in cases of consumption. The remedy is a French invention. An extensive plot among the in habitants of Upper Burmah and the Pacoits to burn the towns in that sec tion, massacre the Europeans and proclaim a new King, has been frus trated by the police and loyal Burmese, who, after three days' tured the leaders. fighting, cap- Mn. Beecheu's last contribution to periodic.'il literature was published in the April Brooklyn Magazine, and was a most vigorous article, giving the great preacher's opinions of dancing, social amusements, stimulants and to bacco, in a general consideration of "Youthful Excesses and Old Age." Mk. Bukgess, owner of the yacht Mayflower, ha...

i ) f ( n ABILENE REFLECTOK PUBLISHED BY L. EC. LITTS & CO. HE AND SHE. HE. The market's flown, I vow. And I'll lose an even thou' If they don't come up again this very morning; I've put alt my little pile "Where I thought it well worth while And now the thing's collapsing without warn ing; r Oh, a fellow's life is hard "When he holds a trumping card Vr thinks he does and finds it's not the right ODCl - "When Dame Fortune shows her hand Then ho can understand That his brain Is, after all, no very bright cno I X think it's only human To wish to be a woman An i be rid of men's perplexing business csres; There's my wife at home this minute, She can't guess what troublo's In it. Or sec the use of having bulls and bears I "While I am fretting here, v Filled with anxious dread and fear, bhe's no doubt all happy, quiet and content, Sitting in her rocking chair, "With some knitting light as air. Over which her little curly head is bent! " And when I go home to-night She'll not gucsB my ...

ABILENE REFLECTOR PUELISHED DY !L. EC. 3L.ITTS & CO. HOME. Tho winds that blow from home to me, How sweet their breath! they Uiss my cheek, And over life's tempastuous sea. What tender words of love they speak I Ah. happy homes, where dear oao3 dwell. Your benedictions on the air Come, with the night-wind's mystic swell, Surcharged with love, perfume J by prayer. Not Persian rose, nor odors rare, From Ceylon's groves, nor fair Cathay, Can with home's violets compare, Nor sweet breath from its hawthorn spray. E'en now upon the winds that como From where Love's compass seeks the west, I seem to heir the wild bees hum. The chirp of birdlings in the nest: I see the swallows dart and play, I hear the mocking-bird's glad strain; If I could fly, ah. soon, like they, Tdcome to thee, dear home, again I For there are never fairer skies, Nor flowers so sweet, whero'er we roam, Nor readier hanls, nor brighter eyes. Nor warmer hearts than those at homel JfarcJianl Phillips, in y: 0. 'nmtt-Dv...

Oi iV Y ) A Bonebrake & Bice. WHOLESALE AND BETATL HAKDW'ABE AND SrOETIXG GOODS HOUSE. Barnes & Northcraft. ABILENE' LEADING DRl'G HOUSE, ESTABLISHED IN 1870. In the year 1870,Seeley & Xorthcraft established themselves in the drug bus iness, occupying a frame building on the south side. In 1872 Mr. North craft purchased his partner's interest, and continued in the old location until 1879, at which time he moved to the brick block on Cedar street, erected by himself. lie died in 1882, since when the store passed into the hands of 13arnes & Northcraf t, the latter being the wife of the deceased, but taking no active part in the business of the firm, which has been ably conducted by Charles D. Barnes, a thorough druggist and a young gentleman with whom it is a pleasure to deal. Mr. Barnes, al though a young man, has a thoroughly established business reputation, and ranks high in commercial circles. The store is large and commodious, is fres coed in handsome style, and i...

rrxi The Song of Kansas. 'Tis a land where plenty dwelleth, "Where the mighty big corn groweth. Where the wheat and oat crops flourish, Where the buckwheat never faileth, Where great onions and potatoes Roll, their wealth In every cellar; Where the sweet potato thriveth, Where the cabbage heads are mighty, Wbern the beets beat all creation, Whc tomatoes, great and gorgeous. Load Jie vines in every truck-patch; Where the peas and beans prolific Are a source of satisfaction; Where sweet parsnips vie with turnips Seeing which can grow the biggest; Where the pumpkin vine excclleth, Where the huge melons, rich and luscious. With their coats of green and yellow. Arc the pride of every garden; Where the grapevine is a native, And the apple and the pear tree HHHBHBKbhSHkvT' 340 JfGiTfta'',c"C"Hw'K $mf a & t -ff MASONIC BLOCK, Owned by J. E. Yearly yield their luscious- Iruitage, While the plum and peach and cherry And the small fruits without limit Are the joy of every homestead. Where ...

BMKV1M y it A - Ad Astra Fer Aspera. . enthusiastic utterances of oreat MEN AND JOURNALS. KANSAS, THE MARVEL OF THE UNI- 'VERSE AND THE PRIDE OF HER PEOPLE. Doubtless God could have made a better country than Kansas, but doubt- less God never did. Rev. John Pierre- pont. Kansas has a soil rich in the chemical elements necessary for a vigorous growth of vegetation. Dr. W. II. Saunders. There is no monument under the heavens on which I would rather have my name inscribed than on the goodly state of Kansas. Rev. Henry "Ward Beecher. The resources the book describe, fill the English mind with astonishment and envy. London limes acknowledg ing the receipt of a Kansas Agricultural report. In Kansas nobody takes courage, for everybody is expected to exhibit it. A few years will make Kansas the garden of America. Thomas W. Ilig ginson. I don't know what mystery has brought about the rapid development of Kansas, except the mst2ry of education and industry. Genrral V. T. Sherman. Kansas is go...

VI J The L. B. Johns' Carriage Works. ONE OF OUR NEW MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS, RUNNING FULL BLAST. THE LARGEST, MOST COMPLETE AND IXNEST MANUFACTORY IN THE "WEST. On Monday last we took advantage of a rainy day, and drove out to the Johns' Carriage Works, where we re ceived a cordial greeting, and were shown through the various depart ments, by the genial proprietor, L. B. Johns. The little cluster of buildings that cover an area of about five acres, BARNES & NORTHCRAFT, Cedar Street. were found to be occupied by workmen in the different branches of carriage manufacture. "We first entered the stock room, which is filled with the dif ferent commodities used in the trim ming line of the work. Bolts, carpet ing, cover material, upholsteringstufTs, and things of that kind covered every available niche. "We next visited the blacksmith department, which is pre sided over by Mr. Simmffrs. The nu merous forges in this department are all supplied with wind, except when a newspaper ma...

f T fv 1 A rJctiA i a V ( ILENE REFLECTOR "VOL. 4. EILENE, DIOKlIISrSOZSr COUNTY, KANSAS. APRIL 38. 1887. NO. 35. mjTLi AB 1 ) ) A- Thursday, April 23. 1887, HENEY LITTS, Editor. A DECREASING BIRTH RATE. tome Interesting Facts Concerning the Growth of the United Kingdom. An eminent British statistician. Sir. Mulhall, has contributed some interesting information lately on the subject of the growth of the United Kingdom, which contains, at the same time, many encour aging and discouraging facts. Sir. Mulhall finds, for instance, that while the popula tion of the United Kingdom is increasing only 12 per cent, per decade, its wealth is growing 22 per cent, during the samo time, its trade 29, and its shipping G7. In vital statistics it is shown that the death rate is rapidly decreasing that fewer children die and that people live to much greater age tlian formerly. But what particularly strikes Mr. Mulhall and alarms him for the future of Great Brit idn is the fact that the proportion of...

C37""A. person who taues rao caper reg olsrlv from tae post-office, trhe.hr.- directed o his name cr vhethor ho is a subscriber or tot, is responsible for the pav. 52so courts havo d.cided that refusing' to take newspapers from the post-oflicc or n taavins an icnviDjr them uncal'ed for. if trimn facie cv.dccce of xstextion'ai. fkac THE KANSAS FARMER. We talked, or read, or idly sat,telJoldinff. Betvixt the wire strung poles and April sky, from dawn till dusk, the endlessly unfolding, Swilt panorama ol the land sweep by. Tie twilight closed upon a lonesome prairie, A paling sunset pierced by one faint star, AJmtc a house low-browod and solitary. Seen from the windows of our passing car. Cot miles there was no other habitation. Oat from a neighboring marsh 3 heron took flight, SoC cray and silent as an exhalation. And grew a speck far is the fading light. yramedby the doorway in the frowning gable, The figure of a man stood dark and still: oroof beside, but just a turf-walled stable, ...

1 ) ) A INSHORE FISHERIES. The American Position llayard on th Vast Interests Involved lu Non-Iliter-course. "Washington, April 21. As the repre sentatives of the United States on the com mission that negotiated the treaty of Wash ington, and the Halifax commission which fixed the award with England, for the use of he Canadian inshore fisheries, express lydcnied that the privilege accorded to the United States vessels of fishing in Cana dian waters was more valuable than the concessions made to Canadian fishermen of a like privilege in waters of the United States and free entry of their fish, it is 6afo to assume that the Depart ment of State never entertained the idea of renewing the treaty of Washing ton, with the understanding that a cash indemnity was again to be paid to Great Britain for the right to enjoy the inshore fisheries of Canada. Secretary Bayard said yesterday that he was glad to note the increasing interest manifested in the sub ject. Ifc felt that the people of the ...

IF IN MggD OF LUMBER FIGURE WITH THE CHiCACO LUMBER COMPANY. Abilene Keflectok. Thursday, April 28. 1887. HENEY LITTS, Editor. The 1 :ights of Labor do not seem to takekh.uiy to Jobu Sherman's presi dential aspirations. President Cleveland denies in most emphatic terms that he has expressed to any person his intentions as to a second term. The number of emigrants in routeto the "United States have attained such unusual magnitude that it lias become necessary, to employ .extra steamers to transport'them . Even when members of the British parliament are engaged in calling each other murderers and liars", they still in the same breath address each other :i3 "the honorable and gallant gentleman." "Who takes care of the baby while ma, pa and the hired ghl are at the polls. Louisville Courier-Journal. Who takes care of the Kentucky babies when pa. ma and the hired girl go to the circus V And He Will Go Kight On in '88. President Cleveland has appointed twice as many ladies to post-oflices...

B For the Largest, Cheapest and Best Selected Stock of Lumber in the County call on the Chicago'Lumber Company, Abilene, Kas. . A B. H. D'HUY, Graduate Philadelphia College Phabmacy. Have your prescriptions compounded at John M. Gleissner's Drugstore, east side of Broadway, cor. 3d street. 39-ly THE REFLECTOR, -Official Paper of the City.&- L. H. LITTS & CO., Proprietors. Thursday, April 28, 1887. LOCAL AND OTHEEWISE. H. M. McKahan is back from a visit to bis old home in Waynesburg, Pa. H. E. Seeds and wife, of Junction City, are in the city,and favored us with a call. St. John's Guild will meet on Friday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. H. H. Floyd. A marriage license has been procured for Wm.D. McNall, of Bunkerhill, and Miss Mace Keiser, of Hope. - A. JE. Bishop has purchased the brick block on the corner of Third and Broad way, now occupied by Simon Boths child. Jewett Bussell, general agent for the publishing house of Low, King & Low, Topeka, was in the city the f...

MM ABILENE REFLECTOR PUBLISHED BY Xr. EC. LITTS & CO. CTJBRENT COMMENT. The Labor Half Holiday bill passed "by the New York Legislature makes every Saturday in the year from noon. to midnight a liolidav. Sir William Aumsthoxg's new gsn to resist torpedo attacks is a tlurty pounder, and develops a muzzle veloc ity of nineteen hundred, feet per seoond. Maxviei Bey, the new Turkish Min 'jster to this country, is said to be the master of six modern European lan guages. He prefers English to all the Test, Miss Alice Jordan, who took the degree of bachelor of laws at the Yale law school last June, has just been ad mitted to practice in the Superior Court of lichigan. Considerable benefit, if not cure, continues to be reported by the use of sulphuric acid gas as an injection in cases of consumption. The remedy is a French invention. The Railroad Commissioner of Ohio lias ordered the railroads of the State to telegraph to him the correct names and addresses of all persons killed by a Ir...

w t ) A ABILENE EEFLECTOB PUBLISHED BY X,. EC. LITTS & CO. THE EUSSIAN DOCTOE. Entertaining and Romantic Story from Heal Life. IAdapteo rnoH tiie GmKAa or MJOE. Elisz Polks. JIT MRS. FRANCES A. SITATV. ;7rcnZtfion Oopyrighttd, 7SS7. 6y A. JV. KiOogg Xeirspaper Company. CHAPTER L CONTINUED. Sometimes the lively child would spring up. shake back her golden- fcrown curls and run away. It was Ihcn the preceptor's manifest duty to bring back the refractor- pupil. While within range of Mile. Fifinc's eyes, -with the grave, slowdignitj'of a teach- cr tlicn, in the full eagerness of youth they would play hide and seek like two merry children, until Fifine's grim figure loomed up near by, and her -"Enough of this nonsense" recalled them to their tasks. Then they would .jigain sit opposite each other, Hortense repeating, while the dimples in her cheeks deepened into an arch smile: "lchhabe, du hast, cr hat,'1'' etc. Butshe remained rapt and silent when lier teacher read aloud some German ...

4 A3 THE WITNESS. He calmly takes his place, And stands with stately grsuse, t A smile upon his face. Broad and bland. I must afflrxn. ho said, . AnJ prouily raised his head; ' "... An oath to me is dead. On thc'Etand. - 5te lawyers daze his -vrits, 3 tteraliy giro him fits, ..ad break him all to bits. In their net. Questions they shrewdly ply Till they make the witness lie Ami he wishes ha may die, ; Ton can bet. He leaves with sullen pace, With hot and crimson face, A decidedly hard case, Made to squirm. He is surly as a bear. And to himself rfeht there He furiously doth swear. Not affirm. Montreal Legal ewa it . RONDO. Coon has a bushy tail, 'Bos'um's tail am bar'. Rabbit has no tail at all But a little bunch of ba'r. Washington CriUa. HE TOOK ONE. The store was dimly lighted, and The clerk my wants employed. Leaned o er the counter toward me, wMto Her listless fingers toyed Among some samples of the trade Surmounted by a card which 6ald, "Take one." She raised the placard carele...

"-- r'j:Li-r- "tMnc t-tt ' REFLECTOR. ABILENE VOL. 4. AJBILEITE, DIOKIlSTSOlSr COTOSTTIT, ELAJNB.AJ3. MY 5, 1887. 3STO. 36 THE TOffiftliJ!Hf 4 ) J Eulogistic. UOW OUR EFFORTS ARE APPRECIATED BY THE PRESS. The Abilene Eeflector sent forth a fine "boom" edition this week. Clay Democrat. That twelve-page illustrated edition of the Abilene Reflector is a daisy. JunctionCity Union. The Abilene Eeflector did itself proud in its illustrated edition. It was one of the best ever gotten out in the state. Junction Oily Republican. The Abilene Eeflector did itself proud last week, in a twelve page illus trated edition, printed on fine book paper,and containing an excellent write up of the city. Jfewlon Democrat. The Abilene Eeflector issued a twelve page illustrated edition last week, booming the city of Abilene. It is printed on fine tinted paper, and is a credit to its publishers. Manhattan Mercury. The Illustrated Eeflector of Abilene, of the 21st inst., devoted to the setting forth of advan...